Our Mission

The Electing Women Alliance is a national network of local giving groups that harness the collective power of women to support women candidates. Our goal is to increase participation in the political process by building communities of women who come together to contribute to women running for office.

Our Story

EWA aims to empower women as donors, raisers and activists so they have a strong voice both individually and collectively in the political process.

The model is based on Electing Women PAC, a Denver-based network of women founded in 2000 to support women candidates for U.S. Senate and Governor.

Beginning in 2014, Electing Women, in partnership with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s Off the Sidelines PAC, worked together to expand giving circles in cities around the country.

We now have giving circles in 15 cities around the country in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Sonoma, Vail, and Washington, DC. We have groups in formation in Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Tuscon, and the East Bay in California. We expect to have 20 thriving giving circles by the end of the 2018 election cycle. It’s easy to start a group in your area. Contact us to learn more.

How it Works

Our commitment to creating community around political giving makes us different from other fundraising efforts. Members value the opportunity to come together with like-minded donors to have substantive, meaningful conversations with candidates. In the meantime, we are building a strong and impactful network of donors to support progressive women candidates.

Giving Groups

EWA giving groups host candidates regularly in small, intimate gatherings in private homes or offices. Donors become members of a giving circle when they make a commitment to attend a minimum number of events per year.

Community Needs

Each giving group makes decisions independently about specific membership requirements as well as which candidates to host, based on the right fit for their community.

Women Candidates

Some groups support women only and some groups support primarily women as well as a few men. The emphasis, however, is always on women donors supporting women candidates.

Our Results

2016

6 Initial Giving Groups

2018

9 Additional Giving Groups

$ Raised for Candidates

Over $1.5 million

Over $1.8 million – So Far

In 2016, our first cycle as a national network, EWA had giving circles in five cities and raised over $1.5 million for candidates. So far in the 2018 election cycle, our 15 giving groups have already raised over $1.8 million for candidates and we have dozens of events on the calendar in the months ahead.